NYC Set To Quadruple Number Of Red-Light Cameras

NEW YORK CITY — The amount of New York City red light cameras will quadruple after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Wednesday that will allow the city to install red-light cameras at up to 600 intersections by 2027.

Currently, the city has installed 222 red-light cameras at 150 intersections.

Parts of Long Island, Mount Vernon, White Plains and other areas will also see an expanded red-light camera program.

New York City’s red-light camera program was set to expire on Dec. 1, but the new bill signed by extends that deadline to Dec. 1, 2027. The city will be able to add new cameras starting in December.

"The safety of all New Yorkers is my top priority, and we know that red light camera programs are effective in protecting New Yorkers from dangerous drivers," Hochul said.

State Senator Andrew Gounardes who sponsored the bill with Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, said three decades of data make it clear that red light reduce crashes and save lives.

"The logic is simple: most drivers don’t run red lights. And those drivers, along with everyone else, are safer when the ones who do are held accountable," he added.

The red-light camera program has brought in about $20 million in revenue to the city, according to city data. The fine for running a red-light in the city remains $50.

It is not clear yet which intersections in the city will get red-light cameras.

Red-light cameras were first used in the city in 1994.